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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Lewis and Clark Circus

Lewis and Clark Circus aerial acrobat Chelcie Carpenter, 22, of Savannah, Ga., puts makeup on next to her dog Selena before a show at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. "I get to meet people from all over the world," Carpenter said about working for a circus. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Beginning in March, the Lewis and Clark circus will begin an eight month tour which will include up to three performances each day. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Aerial acrobat and owner of the Lewis and Clark Circus Lena Dotsenko performs at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus clown Vandeir Dos Reis leads an audience volunteer into the ring during a performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Various juggling batons and beanbags sit ring-side before a Lewis and Clark Circus performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus aerial acrobats, from left, Chelcie Carpenter, Lena Dotsenko and Veronica Betancourt laugh during an intermission at the group's performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus performing dog, Tiko, walks around the ring during a show at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Various brushes and paint sit on a work stand at a Lewis and Clark Circus performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

A Lewis and Clark Circus performer walks out of the ring at the end of the group's performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)